Michael Snow / A Survey (Deluxe edition - good association)
Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed. Very Good. Item #45371
Square 8vo. No jacket as issued. Illustrated boards with light wear to spine head and foot, light bump to the middle and light creasing along the joints. Housed in the original lucite slipcase which is splitting along the glued down sides near the opening, maybe from the magnifying glass. Inscribed and dated on the front endpaper by Michael Snow to Canadian art historian David Silcox: "To Mimi/To David/From Michael/On April 10/1970/ Toronto to/Ottawa/(Via New York)". With a postcard addressed to David Silcox loosely laid-in for a show opening. Edition of 125 copies designed by Michael Snow and consisting of a plastic case, fresnal magnifying sheet, a book mark (laminated, one side with 4 photos of a penis, the other side showing a vagina in 4 shots), three of the original (1965) Walking Woman stickers and signed print. Each copy is individually annotated and signed and numbered by the artist. This copy is no. 10. Including all the items in fine condition, with the exception of the slipcase glue not holding, the slipcase not damaged and can be glued back together at the opening ends. Nice copy.
Price (CAD): $1,500.00